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Bassem Youssef

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Bassem Raafat Mohamed Youssef (Arabic: باسم رأفت محمد يوسف, Egyptian Arabic pronunciation: [ˈbæːsem ˈɾɑʔfɑt mæˈħæmmæd ˈjuːsef]; born 22 March 1974) is an Egyptian comedian, television host, and surgeon. Beginning his career with The B+ Show (2011), which was inspired by his experience during the 2011 Egyptian Revolution, he later rose to prominence as the host of El Bernameg (2011–2014), a satirical comedy show focused on Egyptian politics. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bassem Youssef has received more than 1,617,140 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Bassem Youssef is the 38th most popular presenter (up from 79th in 2019), the 497th most popular biography from Egypt (up from 528th in 2019) and the most popular Egyptian Presenter.

Bassem Youssef is an Egyptian comedian, writer, producer, surgeon, and television host. He is most famous for hosting "Al-Bernameg" (The Show), a satirical news program in Egypt from 2011 to 2014. Often described as the "Jon Stewart of Egypt," Youssef's show provided comedic commentary on political events and figures, which attracted millions of viewers while also drawing criticism and legal challenges from authorities and other detractors during a tumultuous period in Egyptian history.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.24

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.32

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.63

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Bassem Youssefs by language

Over the past year Bassem Youssef has had the most page views in the with 1,018,515 views, followed by Arabic (375,087), and French (80,019). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are French (1,884.11%), Spanish (1,708.32%), and Portuguese (1,405.13%)

Among PRESENTERS

Among presenters, Bassem Youssef ranks 38 out of 143. Before him are John Peel, Phil McGraw, Yoo Jae-suk, Jon Stewart, Steve Allen, and Jô Soares. After him are Joey Bishop, Benny Hinn, Casey Kasem, Helga Vlahović, Rush Limbaugh, and Regis Philbin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1974, Bassem Youssef ranks 116. Before him are Mirko Cro Cop, Al-Muhtadee Billah, Hidetaka Miyazaki, Lin Chi-ling, Charlotte Perrelli, and Haya bint Hussein. After him are Flávio Conceição, Cyril Raffaelli, Joel Edgerton, Tiffani Thiessen, Jenna Fischer, and David Dencik.

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Bassem Youssef ranks 497 out of 642. Before him are Khenemetneferhedjet I (-1950), Naima Akef (1929), Pope Agrippinus of Alexandria (100), Mustafa Khalil (1920), Meretseger (-1850), and Ibrahim Shams (1917). After him are Ad-Diba (1927), Mohamed Zidan (1981), Pope Primus of Alexandria (100), Pope Timothy II of Alexandria (null), Atef Sedky (1930), and Tiberius Claudius Balbilus (100).

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Among PRESENTERS In Egypt

Among presenters born in Egypt, Bassem Youssef ranks 1. 

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